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Invention of the Alphabet – the internet of the second millennium BCE

Posted on 6th November 202028th May 2024 in Learning to Read and tagged alphabetic code, alphabetic principle, article, evolution of the alphabet, Greek alphabet, heiroglyphics, History of the alphabet, letters of the alphabet, Phoenician alphabet, sound/letter correspondence, why teach phonicsLeave a Comment

I have been listening to the History of English Podcast (recommended!) and I have had a serious light bulb moment! I have just realised that the invention of the alphabet, which took place around 2000 BCE, had a huge impact on the history and culture of humankind. It was like the explosion of communication we […]